{"id":"personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012","name":"Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012","slug":"personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179254,"registerId":"wa-personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nPersonal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Act 2011\n\nPersonal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012\n\nWestern Australia\n\nPersonal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Relevant State property law 1\n\n4. Fees for bills of sale records 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nPersonal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Act 2011\n\nPersonal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the *Gazette*;\n\n(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.\n\n##### 3. Relevant State property law\n\nFor the purpose of the definition of ***relevant State property law*** in section 17(1) of the Act, each of the following enactments is prescribed to be a relevant State property law —\n\n(a) *Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006*;\n\n(b) *Government Railways (Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) By‑law 1978*;\n\n(c) *Retirement Villages Regulations 1992*;\n\n(d) *Road Traffic Act 1974* Part V Division 4.\n\n##### 4. Fees for bills of sale records\n\nThe following fees are prescribed for the purposes of section 18(2) of the Act —\n\nFees\n\n|  | **$** |\n| --- | --- |\n| Copy (certified by the Commissioner or uncertified) of a bill of sale lodged or an affidavit filed under the *Bills of Sale Act 1899* — |  |\n| (a) first page | 26.40 |\n| (b) each subsequent page | 4.40 |\n| Extract (certified by the Commissioner or uncertified) of a bill of sale lodged under the *Bills of Sale Act 1899* | 26.40 |\n\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012.* The following table contains information about those regulations.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012* | 27 Jan 2012 p. 568-9 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations implement the Act rather than alter its substantive reach. They prescribe which Western Australian enactments count as 'relevant State property law' for the Act's application (r.3) and set specific fees for copies/extracts of bills of sale (r.4) under the Act's fee-making power. The practical effects are administrative: users requesting documents pay the fixed fees (compliance cost) and the Commissioner may certify copies (limited official discretion). No provision expands or narrows the Act's statutory powers beyond these operational choices."},"complexity_factors":["Short, tightly focused instrument (4 regulations) with limited subject matter","Direct cross-references to the Parent Act (definition in s.17(1) and fees under s.18(2))","A simple fee schedule prescribing per-page and extract charges (administrative, fixed amounts)","Low discretionary content: Commissioner role limited to certification of copies","Minor interaction risk with listed State enactments which requires legal alignment but no novel legal tests","Clear commencement mechanics (r.2) reduce temporal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set how the Commonwealth Personal Property Securities law works in Western Australia: they prescribe which WA statutes count as \"relevant State property law\" (so the national PPS regime interacts with those state rules) and they fix fees for certified or uncertified copies and extracts of bills of sale. (r.3–4) People or businesses requesting those documents must pay the stated fees; the Commissioner may certify copies. The rules commence immediately after Gazette publication."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: supporting the referral of Western Australian personal property securities law to the Commonwealth by identifying specific interacting State laws and setting administrative fees for legacy records. There is no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 substantive provisions (regulations 1-4)","No defined terms section — relies on definitions in the parent Act","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections 17(1) and 18(2) of the parent Act)","Simple tabular fee structure with flat rates","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward commencement provisions with standard Gazette publication trigger"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of Western Australian subordinate legislation (regulations) that supports the national Personal Property Securities Act. It does two main things:\n\n**1. Lists specific WA laws that interact with the national system**\nThe national Personal Property Securities Act needs to know which Western Australian laws also deal with property rights. This regulation names four specific WA laws that count as \"relevant State property law\":\n- The law dealing with criminal and found property\n- A by-law about removing vehicles from railway land\n- Regulations covering retirement villages\n- Part of the Road Traffic Act dealing with impounded vehicles\n\nThis matters because when there's a conflict or overlap between the national system and these WA laws, the rules about which one takes priority need to know these laws exist.\n\n**2. Sets fees for old bills of sale records**\nBefore Australia had a national online register for security interests (the PPSR), Western Australia kept paper records of \"bills of sale\" — basically old-fashioned documents where someone used personal property as collateral for a loan. These regulations set photocopying fees for people wanting copies of those old records:\n- **$26.40** for the first page (certified or uncertified)\n- **$4.40** for each extra page\n- **$26.40** for an extract of a bill of sale\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People researching old security interests in Western Australia\n- Lawyers and lenders dealing with historical bills of sale\n- Anyone needing to know how WA property laws interact with the national PPSA system\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is transitional and housekeeping legislation. It bridges the gap between Western Australia's old paper-based system and the modern national electronic register, while preserving access to historical records for a fee."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative text was provided. The page is unavailable and only an error message was returned."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source URL returned a 'page not found' error","Only a title and an error message were provided, making substantive analysis impossible","The complexity score of 1 reflects the absence of content to analyse, not the underlying legislation itself (which would likely score significantly higher)"],"plain_english_summary":"This page is an error notice — the instrument text isn’t available — but from the title the Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2012 would sit under the national PPS framework, governing security interests in moveable property. It matters to lenders, borrowers, and businesses using assets as collateral because it would set rules affecting registration, priority and enforcement of those interests; retrieve the instrument from official legislation sites for details."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012","history":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-commonwealth-laws-regulations-2012/documents"}}